{"id":6845,"date":"2026-02-19T18:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=6845"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:42:09","slug":"lessons-learned-new-edition-of-peoples-guide-to-publishing-peoples-guide-to-publishing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/lessons-learned-new-edition-of-peoples-guide-to-publishing-peoples-guide-to-publishing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons Learned: New Edition of People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing | People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2018, we released &#8220;A People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing,&#8221; detailing everything Joe and the Microcosm team had learned through the years about starting, running, and sustaining an independent publishing company. For Microcosm&#8217;s 30th anniversary, we&#8217;ve released a second edition of the book, expanded to include even MORE lessons Joe&#8217;s learned over the last few years, and how to apply them to your publishing company. This week on the pod, join Joe and Elly as they talk about what&#8217;s new in the second edition of &#8220;A People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get the book here: <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3663\">https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3663<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prefer an audio experience?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/microcosm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to the episode on your favorite podcast app<\/a>.<br>Get the\u00a0<em>People\u2019s Guide to Publishing<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, and the workbook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/zines\/10031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<br>Want to stay up to date on new podcast episodes and happenings at Microcosm?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/r\/0EABB2040D281C9C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2018, we released &#8220;A People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing,&#8221; detailing everything Joe and the Microcosm team had learned through the years about starting, running, and sustaining an independent publishing company. 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For Microcosm's 30th anniversary, we've released a second edition of the book, expanded to include even MORE lessons Joe's learned over the last few years, and how to apply them to your publishing company. This week on the pod, join Joe and Elly as they talk about what's new in the second edition of \"A People's Guide to Publishing! <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Get the book here: <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3663\">https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3663<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prefer an audio experience?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/microcosm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to the episode on your favorite podcast app<\/a>.<br>Get the\u00a0<em>People\u2019s Guide to Publishing<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, and the workbook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/zines\/10031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<br>Want to stay up to date on new podcast episodes and happenings at Microcosm?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/r\/0EABB2040D281C9C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","my_excerpt_rendered":"\n<p>In 2018, we released &#8220;A People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing,&#8221; detailing everything Joe and the Microcosm team had learned through the years about starting, running, and sustaining an independent publishing company. 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